Ezra began frequenting the royal library, as he had in his infant years, and consulting Mr. Lennon about constant matters.
For one, he increased the number of cores along his mana stream for better control.
It dawned on him that much of his potential remained locked.
The goal was to unlock it all.
He would do so with knowledge.
He dug deep about how his elements could be used and their weaknesses.
Then, he read on beasts, so as to know how to handle the beast when it hatched - only to discover that he'd missed something crucial.
'Beasts are not born with inherent affinities. It is decided by the environment the grow up in for their first few years'
Meaning that snakes born from an ice snake living in a desert would grow up to have an affinity with sand rather than ice.
It was an inbuilt survival mechanism, allowing for better adaptation.
It was also why most beasts didn't leave the vicinity of where they'd been born.